Now I'm picturing Daleks invading us just so they can correct our grammar.
"'ALOT' IS NOT A WORD! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"
Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 11, 2009 7:35:03 am PST #18623 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
-t - Nov 11, 2009 7:37:43 am PST #18624 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
"SPLITTING INFINITIVES IS FUTILE!"
Jessica - Nov 11, 2009 7:39:02 am PST #18625 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We do have some challenges to the Tolkien/Rowlings law in the movie thread.
I agree, but the wiggle room there is the phrase "reasonably faithful" - if you make a brilliant movie out of a crappy book, is it still a reasonably faithful adaptation?
javachik - Nov 11, 2009 7:41:21 am PST #18626 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, good, Jesse. Good catch!
§ ita § - Nov 11, 2009 7:41:34 am PST #18627 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
if you make a brilliant movie out of a crappy book, is it still a reasonably faithful adaptation?
I'd hope for that possibility. In fact, aren't there some things that might make a book crap that mightn't be limiting factors on a movie, due to differences in media?
No, I can't think of one thing. Just a premise.
Amy - Nov 11, 2009 7:42:23 am PST #18628 of 30001
Because books.
This is my favorite:
6. Savage and Hyneman’s Law: Blowing stuff up is fun. Blowing stuff up in the name of science is AWESOME.
-t - Nov 11, 2009 7:43:11 am PST #18629 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
ita, DH says those extra syllables are too annoying and might actually kill him, he's going to continue to flout you. If "dub-dub-dub" has to go away, "whu-whu-whu" might take its place.
Jessica - Nov 11, 2009 7:43:53 am PST #18630 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In fact, aren't there some things that might make a book crap that mightn't be limiting factors on a movie, due to differences in media?
I'm going to agree with this.
Now someone with a better memory than me come up with a supporting example, stat!
Tom Scola - Nov 11, 2009 7:46:22 am PST #18631 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is The Godfather a faithful adaptation of the book?
Steph L. - Nov 11, 2009 7:50:26 am PST #18632 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
"Predominately" makes my teeth itch.
("Dominate" is a word too, but it's a noun, not an adjective.)
It's a verb, not a noun.
If, for any reason, anyone peruses a BDSM/kink/fetish-oriented online community/message board/whatever, you will find the DELIGHTFUL presence of many many (MANY) people who identify themselves as the one in charge (top/dom/master), who refer to themselves as (I shit you not) "Dominate." As in "I am a Dominate."
If you cannot exercise your dominance over the English language, then you will NEVER get near me with a flogger, so help me god.
It's been pointed out that this makes me snobby. I call it having standards.